The Eastern bench of the NGT took up suo-motu the matter of illegal mining in Raniganj's Egra, Asansol district of West Bengal. The court directed notice be issued to General Manager Eastern Coalfields; District Magistrate, Paschim Bardhaman; Member Secretary, West Bengal Pollution Control Board and Commissioner of Police, Asansol-Durgapur.
The court, October 17 took note of the news which appeared in Times of India, October 13, 2023 on the illegal mining which took the life of 3 and 10 were reported missing after a cave-in in Egra.